Decorative fabric for handbags



R. JACKLER ETAL nEcoRATIvE mmc Fon HANnAGs April 27, 194s.

INVENTORS R055 JACfz. ER D/SY/'f GOLDERG File'd Sept. 27, 1944 ATTORNEY Patented Apr. 27, 1948 UNITED STATES OFF Rose. Jaeller; Bmokiym Hi` Goldberg. New York, N. Y.

Application September 27, X944;` Serl'alNb; 555,964

( Cl..41@-10f) 4 Claims. lv This invention relates to' handbags'. ofi thetype which comprise a bag body, the exterior" of which is decorated with pieces or stripsfo` wood, plastic, or other suitable material.

Bags of this general typehavel heretofore utilized decorative elements in the :form oi. strips or squares, securedon the exterior of the' laag' body by means of cords' or tapes threaded through the severalv elements and attached toI the bag bodyhy sewing, staples or the like. This method of attachment isi unsecure and unsatisfactory. i The threading of the` elements intothe cords or tapes and-the attachment ofthesacord's or tapes to the' bag body is tedious and time consuming, and great care mustbe exercised to get all of theV cords or tapes under the same correct tension. Iftoo tight7 theyareapt to=break after ashort interval of useiarid if tool'oose, they permit separation of the elementsv so that the fabric ofthe bag bodymay be seen between them. As the elements are usually washable andthe bag body not conveniently so, the fal'iric` soon becomes soiled or unsightly and the bagis` generally discarded long before its usefulness has ceased. Moreover, there is considerable friction on the cords or tapes where they pass through the decorativeelements and this causes undue wear and frequent breakage which is difl'cult and` costly to repair;

The primary object of' thisv invention is to eliminate the disadvantages to which `we have referred, and others, and to so improveupon bags ofthis generalv type that their decoration may be highly eilcient, strong, durable and sightly at all times.

Speaking generally, the decorative elements oi this invention are arranged in edge to' edge relation and for-fried' to intert with one another. These interitting parts-V ccnstitute the knuckles or a hinge connection betweenV them; and areV perforated for the passage of rods or wires which constitute" the hinge pins or pintles. TheA4 elements are so arranged that eachhingeVL pin' wire serves a plurality of joints and inY practice itisentirely feasible to extend'I the hinge pin wires for the full length and' :for thefull heightof" the bag. In fact,` suchrwire may be passed bach and `will-he" apparent from` thefiiollowing detailed. de.`

scriptiorv and amaendedclaimsi when readl in. con--c junction with the accompanying drawingsy in which:

Figure 1 is; a; perspective view of a handbag embodying one form of the present invention;-

Figure` is a fragmental' perspective showing more clearly the joint between two adjacent stri-ps. of the kind illustratedr in Figure 1.4

Figure' 3 is atp'erspective view showing decorative elementsrof diierentcshape than those showri inFiglxre' 1n.. "The several elements here illustrated, are shown. as" separated from one; ariathen.4 i. a, mnointed, .so that'. their structure may' more. clearly appfear.

Figures t andL 5i are iirafginerItal` perspective views showing: different of forming" the? hinge knuckies: on the `deccaativei elements;

f Referring first Figures I' and 2J oi`. thev drawmenthe reference: characters I'll designate two border s-tripsi'which if desiredr formfpart ofv a bag'fratrie. AThey maybe: provided at: their upper edges with catch members (notshowrrl' of any' conventionalrkind. such asslide: fasteners;` throw-over locks, snarrl fasteners, drawestrings, or like meansl for normally* holding the bagv in closed eom'litionaV These:` borden strips aref sei cured tw thebasgbody 2, which may conveniently corrrprisey a liningV or otherfappropriate bashing,` providedat its opposite' ends with gussets, and attached to tlieiborder stripsaby staples; stitches;

l adhesiveor the' like, indicatedrgeri'erally at i3.4

forth through the intertting knucklesor"V sjev eral or all of the horizontal andv verticaly rows of elements, if desired. However, we prefer to use a separate wire to secure eachl twovadlacent `rows of elements together', because this arrangement facilitates` repair if,` through accident, one or more of the elements are broken. f

`Other objectsY and features` of this. invention The. reference; ycharacterl 4 designates a. plu? ralltirV of likedecorativeelements, inA the: form' of' elongated strips".y These strips'may befo an: appropriate# thickness and. material. 'Bh-ey" are consecutively arranged in edge to edge relation to one anotherands to:` the border strips tand theircontiguous edges, aswell 'as-:the lower edges of the border strips; are out away or castellated to form the; knuckles. of: Brand t ofV hinge: joints between each two#aid-jar-:eritstrips.` The knuckles oireachf strip are spaced apart.V` longitudinally-A thereof byrintervening cut-outs Si" and d, which. receive said knuckles in:` substantially alinedhori'ison-tal.;v overlapping relation. in. the direction of: theilerrgth oithe bag." Thekrrucklesfare'prokh vided; with alinedloneitudinali perforatonsz, and

hinge the form; of wiresor' rods: Hl, are passed throue'hfy said alined perforatons to; hold the strips in; iriteritted "relation: while permit#v tina. articnlationmbetweenf then'r` "'lo allow ot free articulation without binding: and at' the sametimeto insure. joints whichawilflii conceahth'e underl'fillglI portion. 'of` tin-rf` liningqi 3,. the, edges ot decorative element strips 4 are shown as extending the full length of the bag but, if desired, these strips may be lsubdivided longitudinallyl into shorter lengths to provided smaller elements 4a such as illustrated in Figure 3. In this showing, 1

each of the smaller decorative elements 4a is provided, at two adjacent edges, with single knuckles I l and I2, respectively and at its other two adjacent edges with twin knuckles I3 and I4, respectively. rihe knuckle II of each element is adapted to project between the knuckles I4 of the juxtaposed element directly above it, while the knuckle I2 is adapted to project between the knuckles I3 of the next horizontally adjacent element.

It should be noted in this connection, that the knuckles Il are positioned adjacent Athe forwarded face of each element 4a, and that the knuckles I2 are positioned adjacent the rear faces. Consequently, when the elements are assembled in interfitting relation, the horizontal hinge pin wires Illa, which pass through alined perforations in the knuckles II and I4, will be in front of and hence will notinterfere with the upright hinge pin wires Ib which pass through like perforations in the knuckles I2 and I3.

It will be understood that, when the structure of Figure 3 is employed, it is preferably associated, at the upper edges of the bag, with border strips similar to the strips I of Figure 1, but provided horizontally with knuckles and intermediate cut-outs of proper shape and spacing to cooperate with the hingejoint lparts of the two uppermost rows of elements 4a. i

It is practical, with such a construction as shown in Figure 3 to extend the horizontal rows the elements entirely around the bag so as to conceal the gussets which are shown as exposed in Figure 1. It is likewise practical to interpose two or more of the short elements 4a between the adjacent ends of each pair of corresponding horizontal strips 4 at the opposite sides of the bag shown in Figure 1, by providing the opposite ends of these strips 4 with knuckles like I2 and I3 of Figure 3 and oisetting the horizontal and upright hinge wires after the manner explained in connection with the latter figure.

The hinge pin wires employed are sturdy enough to maintain the knuckles, through which they pass, in substantially alined relation but still allow of such ilexing of the wires as will insure reasonable flexibility `of the decorative assembly as a whole when in place on the bag body to form a covering therefor.

We have referred to the knuckles of the hinge joints as being perforated. The perforations may be formed by merely providing hinge Wire holes asy by boring, casting, or other similar operation, or they may be formed as shown in Figure 4 in such a way that the slot I6 extends from each perforation I5 to the outer end of the corresponding knuckle. The purpose of this `slot I6 is to permit the parts to be extruded through the use of appropriate extrusion dies,;for the slot 4 I6 will permit of the supporting of the die core which forms the perforation I5 during the extrusion operation. Slot I6 should be of appreciably less width than the diameter of the perforation I5 and oi the hinge wire II), so that the hinge wire cannot pass through the slot IG. This arrangement has been shown in Figure 4 as adapted to the construction of Figures 1 and 2, although it may be employed in the construction of Figure 3.

`Figure 5 shows another Way of forming the perforations I5 of the hinge knuckles. Here the decorative elements are initially provided with extending flanges I'Ia, as shown in dotted lines in this figure, and these iianges are thereafter bent or curled, as shown at I1 in the full lines, to form the hinge knuckles with the perforations I5 therein. Figure 5 shows the adaptation of this modiiication to the type of element illustrated in Figure 1, but it may of course be employed in connection with the smaller elements of Figure 3.

In practically carrying out this invention, the respective decorative elements may be of various col-or or materials to produce a wide variety of designs. They may be easily assembled by'unskilled labor and, inthe event of breakage, can

be readily repaired, or any particular element or elements may be removed and replaced by simply-withdrawing appropriate hinge pin wires. The parts are practically indestructible when subjected to ordinary wear and the elements fit so closely together that the lining will not show through. When once assembled they cannot separate as is s-o commonly the case with the cord and tape constructions. on the hinge pin wires is negligible.

The foregoing detailed description sets forth the invention in certain preferred practical forms, but the invention is to be understood as fully commensurate with the appended claims.

Having' thus described the invention, what we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A decorative covering for a bag, the covering comprising decorative elements arranged in superimposed horizontal rows extending from end to end of the bag, with the lateral edges of the elements of each row castellated to consecutively interfit with one another, and the upper and the lower edges of the elements of adjacent rows also castellated to interilt with one another, and flexible hinge pin wires extending horizone tally and vertically through perforations in said interiitting castellations to secure said elements to one another for relative pivotal movement.

2. A decorative covering for a bag, the covering comprising decorative elements aranged in superimposed horizontal rows extending from end to end of the bag, with the lateral edges of the elements of each row castellated to consecutively intert with one another, and the upper and lower edges of the elements of adjacent rows also castellated to interit with one another, and flexible hinge pin wires extending horizontally and vertically through perforations in said interiitting castellations to secure said elementsA to one another for relative pivotal movement, said horizontal and vertical hinge pin wires being respectively positioned at different distances from the outer faces of said decorative elements so as to'clear one another at their points of crossing.

3. A decorative covering for a bag, the covering comprising decorative elements arranged in superimposed .horizontal rows extending entirely Moreover, the Wear around the bag body, with the lateral edges of the elements of each row castellated to consecutively interfit with one another, flexible hinge pin wires extending through perforations in said interitting castellations to hingedly secure the elements of such rows together, the upper and lower edges of the elements of adjacent rows being also castellated to intert with one another, and flexible hinge pin wires extending through `perforations in said last mentioned perforations to hingedly secure the elements of adjacent rows together. l

4. A decorative fabric for a handbag comprising: decorative elements, each of which is provided along each of its longitudinal edges with spaced apart flanges curled upon themselves to form aligned hinge knuckles between which that edge of the element is concave for close tting articulation with the hinge knuckles ofthe next adjacent element, and hinge pins extending through the hinge knuckles of each two adjacent elements to secure them to one another for relative pivotal movement..

ROSE JACKLER.

DAISY H. GOLDBERG.

6 REFERENCES CITEDV The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date Y 1,793,783 Drake Feb. 24, 1931 1,822,393 Fassnacht Sept. 8, 1931 2,076,956 Lowenstein Apr. 13, 1,937 2,256,645 Kuhlman Sept. 23, 1941 2,294,089 Lobel Aug. 25, 1942 D. 135,607 Kalisher May 4, 1943 2,318,694 Kaphan May 11, 1943 2,372,520 Rubin Mar. 27, 1'945 FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date 14,971 Great Britain June 29, 1907 535,781 France Jan. 31, 1922 666,055 France May 14, 1929 OTHER REFERENCES Popular Mechanics of June 1929, page 905, Ladies Smart Handbag of Contrasting Wood. 

